I'm torn between pride and disgust from the comments as many of them are packed with hate and bigotry. Many are so bad that I am dismayed the RCJ has allowed them to be posted-- violence against my LGBT friends comes from this kind of speech.

Religion seems to come up a lot in the negative comments, especially when used as a weapon to justify prejudice, for example, typical gems like:

God has already spoken for Himself in the Bible.

It's hard not to agree with the woman who posted:

I have never felt so dirty being from SD. I feel like I live in a twilight zone right now.... Shame on all of you who pull out your bible [sic] every time someone does something that makes you uncomfortable.... there are religious gays who have had to fight with their feeling their whole lives to get to a place where they feel like god [sic] loves them. Give them that since none of you know who god [sic] really loves.

But there are enough supportive posts for LGBT and their allies to take heart that we are turning a corner, even here in South Dakota.